Tanzania’s rich and diverse culture cannot be exhaustively enjoyed in a week, but we do our best to let you have an experience of a lifetime with visiting the National Parts, the Maasai community, the Hadza bushman tribes, and the Datoga.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport (morning or early afternoon arrival) where you will be collected and transfer to Isoitok Manyara Camp located in the middle of a Maasai community near Lake Manyara National Park.
O/n Isoitok Camp Manyara (L, D)
After a leisurely breakfast, meet with your local Maasai guide who will introduce you to his village. Get a better understanding of the natural medicines still used on a daily basis with a Maasai medicine walk of the surrounding area. Then continue down to a Boma (mud dwelling) for an introduction into the Maasai way of life, beliefs, and rituals. Return to the camp for hot lunch and afternoon relaxation. Freshen up and enjoy a real cultural experience around the fireplace with traditional song and dance.
O/n Isoitok Camp Manyara (B, L, D)
Early departure to Ngorongoro and descend into the crater for game drives. There are 25,000 large mammals residing in the park. The elephants are mainly bulls, females stay out of the park due to it boasting the largest predator population in Africa. Black Rhino also make their home on the grassy plains, their numbers make up for almost half of what can still be found in East Africa; about 20 in total. Leave the crater late afternoon and head to Acacia Farm Lodge located in the Karatu Highlands.
O/n Endoro Lodge (B, L, D)
After a leisurely breakfast transfer to Lake Eyasi, the home of the bushman tribes of northern Tanzania. The region of Lake Eyasi, South-west of Ngorongoro, is home to the Hadza, the last survivors of a civilization that knows nothing of agriculture, livestock, pottery, and metals. They live by hunting with bows and arrows and gathering wild berries and fruits. Check into your lodge and enjoy a hot lunch followed by afternoon relaxation.
O/n Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge (B, L, D)
Today you will spend time with the Datoga, a pastoral tribe, and the Hadzabe (Hadza) who are hunter-gatherers, learning about their unique cultures. You will also visit the local blacksmiths before returning back to the camp mid-afternoon.
O/n Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge (B, L, D)
After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Arusha town where you will have a tour of Shanga Shangaa. This unique and very successful project assists disabled persons around the area. People with mobility issues, deaf or blind, work at this project earning a living and learning skills such as glass and bead making, weaving, and many more. A hot lunch is provided at Arusha Coffee Lodge before you are transferred to Kilimanjaro airport to connect with your international flight.
(B, L)
Inclusions:
Park fees, Conservation and Community Development fees
Midrange lodge and tented camp accommodation as stipulated
Meals as stipulated |B Breakfast, L Lunch, D Dinner
Complimentary mineral water x1.5 liters per person in the safari vehicle
4×4 game viewing vehicles plus driver guide (window seat guaranteed)
Unlimited game drives
Emergency Evacuation Cover
All transfers and activities as mentioned above
Exclusions:
Tips suggested: Driver guide $8-$10 per person sharing the vehicle per day
Drinks apart from 1,5-liter mineral water during the safari
Visa and airport departure tax
Items of personal nature and not mentioned in the above itinerary
Covid testing if necessary, approximate costs $100 – 200$ per person and is done 2-3 days before
